Friar Monolith – Peace

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Friar Monolith – Peace

The Friar Monolith is a beautiful piece carved in veined sandstone of 3 elevation meters; It shows a character with a bulging belly who, at chest level, carries a staff and a “Keru” in his hands., characteristic for which he was given the name of friar. Its head is crowned by a cephalic band., the shape of his face is rectangular, with square eyes and double rim on which two rectangular appendages of teardrops depend. It is located in the southwest corner of the Tiwanaku platform. Its role in rituals or in the Andean worldview is still not precisely known., Nor has its obligation in the structure of objects and symbolic representations of the complex been determined..

However, It is deduced that it was possibly destined for the lake cult since it has a very special characteristic.. It has a ventral strip where you can see some raised footprints that seem to correspond to marine crabs., For this reason he is also known as the “God of Water.”. Unfortunately, this stele suffered the consequences of time and the harsh climatic conditions of the region., Therefore, it presents serious damage to its structure that is causing the disappearance of the iconography of this lithic piece..

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